Quotes about Values

Another area of the moral and spiritual decline of Christendom is the abandonment of Christian mores. The movement away from Christian moral standards has not meant moving to an alternative humanistic system of moral standards as was anticipated, but moving into a moral vacuum, especially in the areas of eroticism.

You'll never go wrong in doing what is right.

Most people define greatness through wealth and popularity and position in the corner office. But what I call everyday greatness comes from character and contribution.

He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.

Sportsmanship, next to the Church, is the greatest teacher of morals.

Really great moral teachers never do introduce new moralities: it is quacks and cranks who do that.

Practicing what you preach is the world's most eloquent sermon.

All that is sacred and taboo in the world are meaningless.

How different our standard is from Christ's. We ask how much a man gives. Christ asks how much he keeps.

Through our combined efforts the kids received your everyday heartland upbringing, based on the same old bedrock values: a belief in the importance of hard work, honesty, neighborliness, and thrift.

Getting money is not all a man's business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life.

Since every man is obliged to promote happiness and virtue, he should be careful not to mislead unwary minds, by appearing to set too high a value upon things by which no real excellence is conferred.